چنگا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चंग (caṃga). Cognate to Hindi चंगा (caṅgā) and Marathi चांगला (ċāṅglā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəŋ.ɡäː/
• Rhymes: -äː, -ɡäː

Adjective

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā) (feminine چنگی, Gurmukhi spelling ਚੰਗਾ)

1. good, fine

   میں چنگا ہاں, شکریا

   maĩ caṅgā hā̃, shukaryā.

   I am fine, thank you.

Declension

Declension of چنگا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	چَن٘گا (caṉgā)	چَن٘گے (caṉge)		چَن٘گی (caṉgī)	چَن٘گیاں (caṉgīyāṉ)
oblique	چَن٘گے (caṉge)	چَن٘گیْاں (caṉgiyāṉ)		چَن٘گی (caṉgī)	چَن٘گیاں (caṉgīyāṉ)

Interjection

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā)

1. OK, fine

References

• “چنگا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چنگا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz